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Can anyone tell me what kind of snake this is that my dad found in the window of our garage. And, in the process of looking him over, I think that his hemipenes are out of his vent, seeing as he was stuck in the closed window (which I guess fell shut on him) at his vent. While looking him over, my dad got bitten. We think it's some kind of Python, maybe, lol...

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look it up on the internet, but i believe u have a rat(gopher) snake there, they come in different colors, im in calif and not kept up on wild snakes,but looks like my rat i caught awile ago.
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These snakes are non-venomous constrictors and are not dangerous, so don't worry about your Dad getting bit. The wild caught ones I've had usually bit and musked (defensively). You may want to run it by the vet since it sounds like it was hurt by being trapped in the window.
Lora

Not to be rude or anything.. but i hate to inform you tat a rat and gopher snake are not the smae species...texas ratsnakes although are commonly reffered to as chicken snake or a live oak snake. my freind what you have there is a texas ratsnake.

Agreed. Gophers/bulls/pines are totally different from rat snakes. If you found something that looks like that in Cali, you must have found an escapee.
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And the sign says "No long hair freaky people need not apply." So I put my hair under my hat and I went in to ask him why. He said you look like a fine outstanding young man I think you'll do. So I took off my hat I said "Imagine that Huh Me working for you."

That is a Texas ratsnake. Your dad isn't the first to get bitten by one of those guys. In fact, if you can find a herper in Texas who hasn't been bitten by one of them, I'll... well, let's just say I'll eat my hat. There's thousands of those guys available that are captive bred and cheap, so perhaps you could let that one go and replace it!
Either way, nice find!
Cheers!

...In facy I think it would be hard to find a herper who has kept one who hasn't been.

The other name for that is Lindheimer's Ratsnake. I saw one once which at 7 feet plus really did look like a python!

Frank
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I have one right now that is approaching that size..he's a good six and eats like a hog.

It is a texas ratsnake

We do not have pythons in North America but we do have Boa's, but i can tel you that is not a python. Im not too sure what is it but it looks like a juv. rat snake (elaphe)

Brandon